Automobile signal



Nov. 20, 1923 v 1,475,124

v A. s. LEVEY AUTOMOBILE SIGNAL Filed March 16. 1921 Patented Nov. 20, 1923.

STATES ABRAHAM S. LEVEY, OF PORTLAND, MAINE.

AUTOMOBILE SIGNAL.

Application filed March 18, 1921. Serial No. 452,642.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM S. Lever, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements "in Automobile Signals, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to a signal device for automobiles to be attached to the rear of the machine for indicating the movements of the machine, the design being such that it may also be attached to the front portion of the machine where't'ne mirror is now located.

My invention contemplates the use of electric lights placed in different circuits and displayed in such a way that the form in which the lights are arranged will indicate what the movements of the machine will be, that is'to say, whether it will stop,

' turn to the right or to the left.

According to my invention, I make use of a casing which is preferabl oblong in shape and comparatively flat and provided with a glass face. A

I have illustrated my invention by means 1 of the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 shows a face view of my signal and, y

Fig. 2 shows a section on the line, 1, 1.

Referring to the drawing:

2 shows the body of the casing which is preferably oblong 1n shape and disposed in a horizontal position, 3 IS a diaphragm or intermediate bottom and 4 is the foundation plate leavin between it and the base diaphragm 3 a c amber 5 in which the various wires are disposed.

The front of the signal is made up of a. transparent face 6 which may be of glass or other transparent material and between the diaphragm 3 and the face 6 the figures or characters are disposed.

K The arrow 7 extends nearly the length of the signal and is preferablymade of a thin metal strip formed into a channel, the edges of which rest against the glass face 6. The

base of the channel is soldered or otherwise attached to the diaphragm 3 which is also of metal. At each end of the arrow 7 is appointed head 8 indicating direction in the usual manner.

' The lower part 9 of the letter L is secured immediately below the arrow and its upper portion 10 is formed immediately above the arrow so that the effect is that the arrow extends through the letter and divides it into two parts.

The letters L, S and R are formed of thin metal, U-shaped in cross section and are held firmly in place by being attached to the diaphragm 3 and the edges of each letter resting against the transparent face 6. Referring to the letter L; for the purpose of illuminating the inside of the letter a small electric light 11 extends up through the bottom of the channel 9 and the diaphragm 3 with a connecting wire 12 which extends into the space 5 and is led with other lights hereinafter spoken of through a suitable cable, to the body of the automobile.

The central letter S and the letter R are formed in the same manner as the letter L and the arrow, the upper half of each letter. being above the arrow and the lower half below the arrow.

' Each enclosed s ace is provided with one or more electric lights for illuminating the enclosure according to the shape of the letter. Two partitions 13 and 14 extend across the shaft of the arrow so as to shut oil a portion of each end and to leave a portion of the center when desired, lights are placed in the arrow to illuminate either the ends or the straightcenter as may be required.

Electric circuits are so arranged that all the lights may be shut off except the letter L and the left hand of the arrow or the letter R and the right hand of the arrow or the letter S in the central portion of the arrow.

These three signals will indicate that the on a much smaller scale in front of the car,

for instance, on the back of the mirror. I claim:

A signal for automobiles includin a casing with a fiat glass face, an elongate arrow I with a head at each end and letters indicating separated from the adjacent section of ing movements of the automobile crossing the arrow by an intervening diaphragm and said arrow, the arrow and letters being of the three groups of electric lights within the 10 thin material formed of open channels with letters and adjacent arrow sections to illu- 5 U-shaped cross section, the edges of the open minate the interior of the three sections to channel resting adjacent to the glass face, form three separate grougs. the section of arrow opposite each letter be- ABRAH M S. LEVEY. 

